Ariana Grande is unstoppable.
While her latest album was unanimous among fans (the aptly named Eternal Sunshine and its nostalgic tones) the popstar discovered new talents by taking over the top bill of Wicked, the comedy phenomenal musical performance of last year, which never ceases to shake up audiences, box offices and various ceremonies. In this almost three-hour feature film, Grande reveals an unexpected acting palette, her melodious voice revisiting the tale of The Wizard of Oz in a Broadway creation.
And with this success, Grande intends to close a few flaps. Like those of the haters indulging to the most uninhibited body shaming. While she was crowned again for her performance at the 2025 Palm Springs International Film Festival, the singer actually made a very, very daring joke…
Even if it means cringing.
Behind the joke, Ariana Grande’s broken silence
“Thank you very much ladies and gentlemen“, first declared the actress, all smiles, as she received the prestigious prize from the hands of the brilliant Jennifer Coolidge – American Pie for some, The White Lotus for others. “You have no idea how much this means to me“…. A moving and very traditional speech. Except that…
Ariana Grande made her shocking joke. Adding: “I would like to start by thanking my two friends: Botox and Juvederm“. A most astonishing punchline that stunned the room, sparking contagious hilarity.”I thought I would become a slightly faded flower when I turned 31, or a falling star, so thank you“. A well-measured joke.
Even if on social networks, some are alarmed: “Um I thought she stopped the Botox?”, “She should take care of herself”, “What’s wrong with her neck?”, “She needs help”, “She looks sick”, “She doesn’t look well”, “Botox at her age?“. Many Internet users are worried about his weight and theorize possible anorexia.
In any case, this allows the artist to gently tackle those who swear by his physique. They rightly judge her to be too thin, anorexic, too sad, too… Botoxed. We remember this Vogue video where Ariana Grande admitted to having already used cosmetic surgery: “I’ve used a ton of products on my lips over the years and Botox.”she related. “I stopped five years ago“, she also affirmed, that is, in 2018, at the age of 25. “It was too much. I felt like I was hiding. It was like a disguise“.
A testimony that we invite you to discover here.
This speech actually had only one goal, a rather sad one: to silence the abundant rumors and fake news. Like fellow singers and actresses, like her friend Selena Gomez (remember), Ariana Grande is regularly the victim of the most inappropriate remarks about her weight.
It is also a way of ironizing – in a very caustic way – about the normalization of cosmetic surgery, Botox, and the more or less subtly injunctions imposed on actresses and singers within the entertainment industry. Just ask Demi Moore what she thinks. But the public seems to be little receptive to it.
Popstar jokes, however, often make people cringe, because they demonstrate a freedom of tone that annoys the most stubborn minds. We are thus reminded of this very daring punchline from today’s most sensational popstar…
